Some creatures achieved extreme but somewhat similar shapes due their similar diets.Formicivores are a iconic example. specialization to eat ants and termites gave them some similar characteristics even if they are not closely related.Among them: long tongues, narrow snouts, strong forelegs with huge claws, etc.Known examples are giant anteaters and tamanduas, armadillos, pangolins, aardvarks, echidnas, etc.They are not often made in toy shape but they are incredibly exotic and beautiful.Below some of my formicivores.

[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Giant anteater by Harriet - this figure was a surprise gift from Harriet, a [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] :flower:She kindly made and sent it to me as soon as she knew giant anteaters are my favorite animals.

[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Schleich giant anteater was also a gift from Suebeedo, in a early stage on my collecting hobby when a retired Schleich was an impossible task to me. To tell how nice Sue is, she also sent some figures to my niece and a box full of farm animals to a young member of STS that is not participating anymore.

[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Safari anteater with baby, a magnificent figure, is a [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] - just the best mass produced replica of this species I know. Not even Lineol or otehr brand did it better in my opinion. .cheers:

[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Safari aardvark is the only representative among major brands. That African creature has a lot of character and the brand made a good work. I've got it from Kristie and I only have to feel lucky of it once it is hard to find now.

[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Schleich armadillo and S&N echidna. Here an example of an American and an Australian formicivores. The nine-banded armadillo is generally an insectivore although ants and termites are their prefered food. Echidnas are apparently very different from all other previous species but they also are great diggers with large claws, long and sticky tongues and have tubular snouts

I still miss a pangolin, though, these are not all my formicivores. Now it is time to see yours.

Ohh, what a lovely collections everyone Too bad most of my Formicivores stayed in my collection in Poland. Here I have only few... but I will show them soon I love this group of animals Roger Your anteater from Harriet is real jewel, big congratulations, what a beautiful figure (o)): (o)): (o)):

Susanne, starlux anteater is sooo funny And so is Yowie Echidna, what a cutie I love this topic

Thanks everyone to your kind comments, mainly about Schleich armadillo and Harriet's anteater. I also love them as I love all these figures you are also posting. Those are incredible creatures. Here are the ones I haven't shown yet. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Science&Nature numbat, also known as banded anteater, Prior armadillo from Kiki and the little Britains giant anteater.

Andreas is right! With all these armadillos it can only be an army. Maybe an American army of armadillos, with general anteater and the Australian soldier is only to make it looks like an United Nations army. Very beautiful! Those Colorata are fantastic and the standing armadillo is a great idea.

Andreas is right! With all these armadillos it can only be an army. Maybe an American army of armadillos, with general anteater and the Australian soldier is only to make it looks like an United Nations army. Very beautiful! Those Colorata are fantastic and the standing armadillo is a great idea.

Ha, funny

Susanne I will try to take photos of Colorata anteaters tomorrow I think they deserve some close ups indeed

Here are my (or my mother's - she's the designated chicken-herder and armadillo-watcher of the two of us, loves the things) Formicivores so far; armadillos by Safari, Toy Major and AAA, and Kaiyodo Giant anteaters (background) & armadillo (foreground). Sorry about the chaotic background - my "photography studio" - a scrap of cardboard, that is - keeps dwindling down between tears.[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

Here are some old composition animals ... the ancestors of all those beautiful modern plastics.

[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]A late specimen of Pfeiffer's Tipple Topple Anteater on the left; Hausser's Elastolin on the right.

[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]On the left, the Chialu Anteater, with his horse-tail and amazing duck-bill; on the right, a late Lineol specimen.

[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Hausser's Elastolin Pangolin on the left; Pfeiffer's Tipple Topple Pangolin on the right. Both sculptors almost certainly used the same photograph as a reference.

[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]An exquisite late Lineol Armadillo with a solid and dumpy Elastolin specimen by Hausser.

Great contribution as usual, Sue and Lesley! I love them all but Chialu anteater is so exotic that the figure wins a special highlight! I also love very much the pangolins, this is a very classic pose for these animals.

Wow wonderful ones here! I love anteaters. Sue and Lesley - a Chialu anteater!!! How exotic, I never knew that one existed. Beautiful. Thanks you all for posting . I will have to see what I can turn up.